Be Engineering Insights: The DR8 Graphics World
By Pierre Raynaud-Richard
In the upcoming release of the BeOS™, Developer Release 8 (DR8), we introduce two new kits and assorted new and improved API to help satisfy the needs of developers who work and play in the graphics world. The new kits are:
The Game Kit, our first pass at delivering specialized API that fits the needs of digital game designers
The 3D Kit, an “in-box” solution for designing, rendering, and interacting with three-dimensional figures and settings Continue reading
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